Although "Smile" is the song folks will remember because of the raw emotion, "Razzle Dazzle" was my highest scoring song of the contest. They just killed it in all areas.
I'm not sure I agree. That the song came in second (or maybe third, with Smile coming in second) is a given, but going up against "Dance with my father again" by Signature is a VERY tough sell.
I just wanna take a second to talk about their subtle expressions that make the jokes and visual gags really land. While the jokes are obvious, the movements and expressions make it incredibly funny. For example, when Roger retorts after being accused of having rusty hinges, as he retaliates, the face and hand motions are just perfect and convincing, and not overdone. Same when they're going down in the line insulting each other (ding-dong, fatso, grandpa, mommy). That whole thing visually flows so perfectly. Overall just showing how good they are at what they do.
3:22 he kept that pitch extremely stable until the very end when they "vibrato-ed" out of it. Other basses I've seen drift sharp as they start to run out of air.
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Rogers octave with Myron at the tag is PHENOMENAL. That whole tag is out of this world. Especially if you focus on pairings of voices and how they lock. Cheese and rice, main street is so good.
I just have absolutely NO idea how you can get a better performance from a quartet than this one. Very, very well done. Thank you for it, and congratulations!
I just LOVE Tony’s timbre and how his voice opens up on that last chord. Those are some serious trained lungs and vocal chords. Also, I love his face during that chord. You can see him do a quick look to the side, then back up with a nod and smile in total appreciation that they nailed it!
Vincent Strange A significant water pipe in Planet Hollywood, where this was, broke an hour before this. Half the casino was closed off and it delayed the concert by an hour or so while we all waited in the mall. But, we did have some "flash barbershop mob" moments 👍
We had several contingency plans in place, but fortunately the worst of it was only a 40 minute delay! To say we were relieved and grateful is an understatement.
I've listened to this about 50 times, and replayed the tag at the end about 200 times. What a performance. This might be my favourite tag, for the music and the meaning.
The bass singer holds his note so perfect. There's a lot of great bass singer but his is just so smooth and he holds it even smoother. Main Street is the best barbershop quartet, funny, and they sing their keys I get goosebumps from their talent
THAT, people is AUTHENTIC, REAL singing, my Dad sang in a quartet for years all the way through college and beyond. I love to hear these singers. have all my life...
The thing about Main Street is that they blend so well I struggle to pick the different lines from each singer. I'm the first to admit that I'm not the best at aural but with most music and other barbershops I can follow each part fairly successfully. With Main Street, I'll pick the melody (from the tenor? I don't have barbershop background...) and the bass (because, bass!) but Mike and Rogers lines are usually the hardest to find. (Mike especially, and it's definitely not because I can't hear him. My brain KNOWS its a 4 part harmony but can't follow the line to save my life...) I really am looking forward to their next performances, but am really sad they can't compete together anymore.
They can't compete together any more? As an Englishman who loves American Barbershop quartets, mayI ask why that is? Is there a limit to how many competitions you can compete in together or something or a different reason? I just love listening to Main Street. Awesome harmonies and funny with it. :)
OneSneakySloth... melody is usually in the lead (Tony); tenor is the highest (Roger) and is usually a harmony line. Agreed that it can be hard to separate the parts when it's so well balanced. :) And the baritone (Mike) can be especially hard to pick out in any quartet because there's no melodic cohesion to it; it flits around to whatever note the chord requires. But the most important thing to remember is: Main Street rocks.
@@matthewrandell5055 They still do, I believe! They still do some chapter shows and do the Association of International Champions Shows. So, they're still around a little bit.
It's impossible to smash the like button as many times as this song deserves. Incredible performance! Congrats you guys! I loved singing with you all up in Rexburg, ID. Thanks for your concert and your help with our quartet. We are doing a performance this Nov, getting the Old Gang back together. Again, so glad you guys finally got that 1st place! Wooo!
I'm possibly getting boring keep saying this but wow, awesome performance again from Main Street Great barbershop singing plus comedy I always love. :)
Great news, there is an association that does this in the UK. www.singbarbershop.com is the website for the British Association of Barbershop Singers (BABS), most years BABS has representation in the International BHS competition.
I was just going to say that there is an association here in UK. Wish my singing was still up to scratch like in my early teens and I'd probably try to join one but past that now. :)
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How do you win the crowd? Get em' to roar out loud! Here's a secret we'll show you now, it's easy. (It's so easy!) If you know how (and now), we hope we know how to Give em' the old Razzle Dazzle, Razzle Dazzle em, and bedazzle em! Give all the judges bags with cash in it, And their reaction will be passionate Give em the old Hocus Pocus (yeah), Little faster boys, speed is a decoy! How can they see with sequins in their eyes (in their eyes!)? What if all your hinges are all rusting? What if in fact you're just disgusting? Razzle Dazzle em, and they'll never get wise (oh no they're getting wise!) Give em the old Tony Baloney, (Razzle and Dazzle em) talk about borin' em! Give them the thrill like Rodger is giving em, And everyone will know you're fibbing em! Give them the old Myron Siren (yeahhhh), Stand and don't do much, sing low and be a putz! They'll never hear the truth above the roar (just listen to em' roar!) Be like Mike and smile like a dummy, Ding-Dong, fatso, grandpa, mommy! Razzle Dazzle em', and they'll love us all for, we gotta do more! Just give em' the old sing it faster, faster faster, and faster faster and Give em' an act that's sure to win the Gold, we all agree 3rd place is getting old! Give em' the old misdirection, Flurgen durgen dong, is that a Swedish song? When you're in trouble go into your dance! When you're in trouble do a hat routine! When you're in trouble break a water main (that actually happened i think!)! You keep em' way off balance, They'll never know we got no talents! Razzle Dazzle em! Stun and stagger em! Daze and dizzy em! Fake and fool with em, and they'll make you a star! Razzle Dazzle em! You'll be a star! TAG: You'll be a star, a great big star! Big-time, star! Maybe this time we'll go far!
Indeed, thanks. Oh, and for the record, a water main did break, delaying the contest for about an hour while they mopped the place up. Yeah, this year's competition was one for the record books.
random question but seeing as I found this channel with no knowledge for barbershop. Why do people keep saying this is Main Streets last performance? I love their work and I'm a little worried 😂😂
Suvi Schramm Once you win a contest you cannot compete again with the same quartet, so this is the last time they will compete, however they do have other performance responsibilities for BHS now that they've won.
The were likely saying it because it was 1) their last performance for this year's competition, 2) they were planning on breaking up after this year (I heard one of them moved across the country) and so prior to them winning (which means they will perform additional times such as at next year's convention/competition) this was what they anticipated to be their last set performing together ever...
According to the channel, a water pipe broke at a neighboring hotel and flooded the venue hosting the competition. The flooding happened about an hour before Main Street performed, and they decided to reference it.
The last performance by Main Street? I doubt it. They'll likely be part of Midwinter for a while, as well as the AIC show. There's also their swan song that's going to be part of the Orlando show next year. Seriously, this year's has to be one of the best competitions in recent memory. And with the return of Lemon Squeezy next year along with Signature likely making things interesting, things are definitely looking up. Fortunately, next year I'm going to be in greater Atlanta, so I'll hopefully have a better chance of making the convention than this year.
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What better way to celebrate the 25th anniversary of your first gold medal and the 10th anniversary of your last gold medal than with a gold medal
Then next year, tony will have his 25th anniversary of his second gold, and his swan set with his 5th gold medal
The bass is off the chain. He can hold a note to save his life.
If you held him submerged in water for 30 minutes he would probably survive. Great breath control to Myron!
Tim Schütz good for you buddy! Here’s a trophy for ya!
Tim Schütz same, it’s still quite cool though and he has great control
@@timschutz9068 You can hold that while doing choreography, 3 minutes into a song, and after singing a few sets that day? Good for you.
Myron must have a third lung in there or something for all that air.
Although "Smile" is the song folks will remember because of the raw emotion, "Razzle Dazzle" was my highest scoring song of the contest. They just killed it in all areas.
I'm not sure I agree. That the song came in second (or maybe third, with Smile coming in second) is a given, but going up against "Dance with my father again" by Signature is a VERY tough sell.
It is like children. I don't have a favorite I love them both the same for different reasons.
I just wanna take a second to talk about their subtle expressions that make the jokes and visual gags really land. While the jokes are obvious, the movements and expressions make it incredibly funny. For example, when Roger retorts after being accused of having rusty hinges, as he retaliates, the face and hand motions are just perfect and convincing, and not overdone. Same when they're going down in the line insulting each other (ding-dong, fatso, grandpa, mommy). That whole thing visually flows so perfectly. Overall just showing how good they are at what they do.
3:22 he kept that pitch extremely stable until the very end when they "vibrato-ed" out of it. Other basses I've seen drift sharp as they start to run out of air.
3:25 ; The chord volume is spread so evenly, I could hear all 4 parts perfectly and it's so beautiful! I love Main Street, they deserved this!
And so well tuned!
I'm just going to sit here with this on permanent repeat.
Agreed.
2018, Still here!
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You're welcome.
Rogers octave with Myron at the tag is PHENOMENAL. That whole tag is out of this world. Especially if you focus on pairings of voices and how they lock. Cheese and rice, main street is so good.
I just have absolutely NO idea how you can get a better performance from a quartet than this one. Very, very well done. Thank you for it, and congratulations!
Don't care what anyone else thinks, Myron is the best bass singing today.
rapid13 he’s young too!
The chord at the end was so good the audience couldn't help but clap even before the song is finished.
I just LOVE Tony’s timbre and how his voice opens up on that last chord. Those are some serious trained lungs and vocal chords. Also, I love his face during that chord. You can see him do a quick look to the side, then back up with a nod and smile in total appreciation that they nailed it!
THE OVERTONES!!!!!
Seven years on and the Myron Siren still makes me laugh out loud in real life.
"...and they'll never get wise - OH NO THEYRE GETTING WISE"
Legendary line
Break a water main (hey that actually happened). Love how they added that in at the last minute.
ThePurv ?
ThePurv what happened with a water main?
Vincent Strange A significant water pipe in Planet Hollywood, where this was, broke an hour before this. Half the casino was closed off and it delayed the concert by an hour or so while we all waited in the mall. But, we did have some "flash barbershop mob" moments 👍
I'd love to know what they planned to do before the water main broke.
We had several contingency plans in place, but fortunately the worst of it was only a 40 minute delay! To say we were relieved and grateful is an understatement.
The more I listen to this the more perfect it gets... I mean, every. note...
I am by no means well versed in barbershop quartets but these guys are absolutely phenomenal. Love them so so so much
Came here looking for the Chicago version. Was not disappointed.
I've listened to this about 50 times, and replayed the tag at the end about 200 times. What a performance. This might be my favourite tag, for the music and the meaning.
I love the raw emotion in the "Maybe this time we'll go far!" You just feel for these guys so much and want them to succeed. It's magical.
good thing they actually won, lol
Still replaying this
Oh, that chord resolved beautifully in the tag! Honestly though, it's time for first place for Tony and the gang.
This might literally be my favorite barbershop tag I've ever heard. I've taken a liking to bass hangers.
My grandfather sang in a quartet in the 60s they are on UA-cam Ward Brothers Quartet
The bass singer holds his note so perfect. There's a lot of great bass singer but his is just so smooth and he holds it even smoother. Main Street is the best barbershop quartet, funny, and they sing their keys I get goosebumps from their talent
1:23 sounds so good they're almost too good.
Hats off to whoever edits these...The intros and outros are always edited in/out for maximum effect.
24 hours later, still here listening...
My son and I are huge Main Street fans and we were so happy they won the crown this year. Great Job Boys!!!
THAT, people is AUTHENTIC, REAL singing, my Dad sang in a quartet for years all the way through college and beyond. I love to hear these singers. have all my life...
The warmest quartet that I have ever heard.
So Bodacious Main Street. Your the greatest, and I watch your shows time after time.
The accuracy of the tenor is amazing if you listen 2-3 times.
One of the greats. I'm going to miss seeing how they're going to (re)-do Pop Songs Medley.
I proclaim myself officially razzle-dazzled by this rendition of a favorite from "Chicago."
This is the pinnacle of the art form. This is the Platonic ideal of barbershop, mathematical perfection.
And of course it was arranged by Clay Hine. Genius he is.
The thing about Main Street is that they blend so well I struggle to pick the different lines from each singer. I'm the first to admit that I'm not the best at aural but with most music and other barbershops I can follow each part fairly successfully. With Main Street, I'll pick the melody (from the tenor? I don't have barbershop background...) and the bass (because, bass!) but Mike and Rogers lines are usually the hardest to find. (Mike especially, and it's definitely not because I can't hear him. My brain KNOWS its a 4 part harmony but can't follow the line to save my life...)
I really am looking forward to their next performances, but am really sad they can't compete together anymore.
They can't compete together any more? As an Englishman who loves American Barbershop quartets, mayI ask why that is? Is there a limit to how many competitions you can compete in together or something or a different reason? I just love listening to Main Street. Awesome harmonies and funny with it. :)
Nick Jay Once you win the international quartet competition your group can't compete again
OneSneakySloth... melody is usually in the lead (Tony); tenor is the highest (Roger) and is usually a harmony line. Agreed that it can be hard to separate the parts when it's so well balanced. :) And the baritone (Mike) can be especially hard to pick out in any quartet because there's no melodic cohesion to it; it flits around to whatever note the chord requires. But the most important thing to remember is: Main Street rocks.
@@purplegill10 oh gosh that is sad. Will they continue to make music together?
@@matthewrandell5055 They still do, I believe! They still do some chapter shows and do the Association of International Champions Shows. So, they're still around a little bit.
Love the versatility of these voices! Such happy looking characters!
It's impossible to smash the like button as many times as this song deserves. Incredible performance! Congrats you guys! I loved singing with you all up in Rexburg, ID. Thanks for your concert and your help with our quartet. We are doing a performance this Nov, getting the Old Gang back together. Again, so glad you guys finally got that 1st place! Wooo!
Amazing performance in all categories.
Yesssss
I'm possibly getting boring keep saying this but wow, awesome performance again from Main Street Great barbershop singing plus comedy I always love. :)
What an amazing ending!
Legendary.....
Charming from start to finish, LOVED IT! :D
That tag has become an ear worm!! Great job.
Nice job on great tune from the movie Chicago, written by John Kander and Fred Ebb
this was amazing....
We should do this in the UK. This is superb !
Great news, there is an association that does this in the UK. www.singbarbershop.com is the website for the British Association of Barbershop Singers (BABS), most years BABS has representation in the International BHS competition.
I was just going to say that there is an association here in UK. Wish my singing was still up to scratch like in my early teens and I'd probably try to join one but past that now. :)
This video is one of my favorites. Been coming back to it for over a year now. Lovely!
i wanna hear more about that water main break
Absolutely Amazing
Still here. That tag, just wow.
Great job. Lots of fun.
These guys are so, so awesome -get their album Smile. It's total perfection. Plus Tony is adorable 😍
I love these guys :)
Every time I hear this it makes me think of seeing Chicago on broadway and it makes me want to go back
Fantastic!
Tony at 0:49 "Razzle dazzle 'em!"😍
THIS WAS GOOOD OMG I liked this one of theirs!
I love these guys!
This was very sophisticated stuff, chaps. Nice tempo changes and, what a tag!
Brilliant!!! Loved it!!💓
Absolutely nothing to not love about Main Street.
The water main line was an incredible ad lib, brought the house down
Classically trained 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Uk's finest ..True Art of singing ..
🎶 When you're in trouble, just wear purple 💜 spats!
do they get points for the suits ? They look sharp AF
Tony is looking so good! Keep it up, man!
"Flurgen durgen dong, is that a Swedish song?" Just add "Mort Mort Mort" throw some kitchen utensils and you got the Swedish Chef.
This needs to happen next year.
I can't see anything with these sequins in my eyes. They're right.
Champions!
Main Street and Shoptimus Prime are the GOATs, no cap
Tony's eyes though........ 😁😁
Their my Favorite
1 year Nice
1year HuH
well now it's 2years will We get to 3years ?
3daysLater
it's "They Are" My Favorite Quartet
YOU SO SMART(not)
2yearsLater from THIS Comment "it's "They Are" My Favorite Quartet YOU SO SMART(not)"
4yearsLater from Main Comment i have No clue what i was saying there
Aug, 9, 2024 11:14 am
it's cool how long that dude holds the note
2 years DAMN
2years then 7 months
WoW
well the Main Comment says 3 years Now
5yearsLater(from main comment)
#teaminstantclassic we out here
The last video of Main Street... Love you guys! Thank you for all, greetings from italy!
p.s. : Can someone post the lyrics please? 😢
How do you win the crowd?
Get em' to roar out loud!
Here's a secret we'll show you now, it's easy. (It's so easy!)
If you know how (and now), we hope we know how to
Give em' the old Razzle Dazzle,
Razzle Dazzle em, and bedazzle em!
Give all the judges bags with cash in it,
And their reaction will be passionate
Give em the old Hocus Pocus (yeah),
Little faster boys, speed is a decoy!
How can they see with sequins in their eyes (in their eyes!)?
What if all your hinges are all rusting?
What if in fact you're just disgusting?
Razzle Dazzle em, and they'll never get wise (oh no they're getting wise!)
Give em the old Tony Baloney,
(Razzle and Dazzle em) talk about borin' em!
Give them the thrill like Rodger is giving em,
And everyone will know you're fibbing em!
Give them the old Myron Siren (yeahhhh),
Stand and don't do much, sing low and be a putz!
They'll never hear the truth above the roar (just listen to em' roar!)
Be like Mike and smile like a dummy,
Ding-Dong, fatso, grandpa, mommy!
Razzle Dazzle em', and they'll love us all for, we gotta do more!
Just give em' the old sing it faster, faster faster, and faster faster and
Give em' an act that's sure to win the Gold, we all agree 3rd place is getting old!
Give em' the old misdirection,
Flurgen durgen dong, is that a Swedish song?
When you're in trouble go into your dance!
When you're in trouble do a hat routine!
When you're in trouble break a water main (that actually happened i think!)!
You keep em' way off balance,
They'll never know we got no talents!
Razzle Dazzle em!
Stun and stagger em!
Daze and dizzy em!
Fake and fool with em, and they'll make you a star!
Razzle Dazzle em! You'll be a star!
TAG:
You'll be a star, a great big star!
Big-time, star!
Maybe this time we'll go far!
John Durham Thank youuuuuuuu
Indeed, thanks. Oh, and for the record, a water main did break, delaying the contest for about an hour while they mopped the place up.
Yeah, this year's competition was one for the record books.
Thanks for supplying the lyrics; now I'll enjoy the 1,000 repeats even more!
Still here.
Any similar tags to this one anyone knows about in different songs? It's stupidly satisfying.
The tag of their pop songs medley is v similar
Id like to know the history about the water mane. Is this an inside joke?
Just before the quartet finals session, a water main at a nearby hotel broke and there was a delay due to flooding at the venue.
random question but seeing as I found this channel with no knowledge for barbershop. Why do people keep saying this is Main Streets last performance? I love their work and I'm a little worried 😂😂
Suvi Schramm Once you win a contest you cannot compete again with the same quartet, so this is the last time they will compete, however they do have other performance responsibilities for BHS now that they've won.
Wait they actually won this year?
The were likely saying it because it was 1) their last performance for this year's competition, 2) they were planning on breaking up after this year (I heard one of them moved across the country) and so prior to them winning (which means they will perform additional times such as at next year's convention/competition) this was what they anticipated to be their last set performing together ever...
Yes! They took the Gold, in spite of Signature's totally awesome semi-final performance.
they can still compete in contest they just can compete for the next on because they won
Can someone explain the water main joke
According to the channel, a water pipe broke at a neighboring hotel and flooded the venue hosting the competition. The flooding happened about an hour before Main Street performed, and they decided to reference it.
when I learned what it referenced it made it that much funnier to me lol
I think this the last one isn't it... damn. I hate the fact it's the end of My reason for learning about the competition!!
The last performance by Main Street? I doubt it. They'll likely be part of Midwinter for a while, as well as the AIC show. There's also their swan song that's going to be part of the Orlando show next year.
Seriously, this year's has to be one of the best competitions in recent memory. And with the return of Lemon Squeezy next year along with Signature likely making things interesting, things are definitely looking up. Fortunately, next year I'm going to be in greater Atlanta, so I'll hopefully have a better chance of making the convention than this year.
rogerdotlee where'd you hear Lemon Squeezy was returning?
You know, I don't remember off hand. It may have been a comment somewhere. But Lemon Squeezy would be foolish to miss next year's competition.
Youspoonybard1 Main Street has no plans to retire. It was just our last competition as a quartet. :) Glad you enjoyed it!
@@rogerdotlee m
Give em the ol razzle dazzle
Man Myron's got some lungs
I can't stop replaying the tag, please send help
*The ol' razzle dazzle*
Over a year of watching this and I just noticed that they aren't wearing bow ties!
Those sequins in my eyes really messed with me. How did I not notice?!
DAMN the lungs on that bass , whooo
i loved the muppet version.
Is no one going to comment on the guy 2nd to the right and his facial expressions!
Some Edgy Thirteen Year Old Tony is a boss
Ya gotta give em the old razzle dazzle
Give ‘em the ol’ razzle dazzle!
Wanna be this good
play at x1.25
Ending was literally dank.
Yea, no smoke and mirrors there
Cottage for sale was better
This was very sophisticated stuff, chaps. Nice tempo changes and, what a tag!